Continental Basketball Association 1997-1998
# Continental Basketball Association 1997-1998

La stagione CBA 1997-98 fu la 52ª della Continental Basketball Association. Parteciparono 9 squadre divise in due gironi.

Rispetto alla stagione precedente si aggiunsero gli Idaho Stampede. I Florida Beachdogs, gli Oklahoma City Cavalry e gli Omaha Racers scomparvero.

## Squadre partecipanti

* Connecticut Pride
* Fort Wayne Fury
* Gr. Rapids Hoops
* Idaho Stampede
* La Crosse Bobcats
* Quad City Thunder
* Rockford Lightning
* S. Falls Skyforce
* Yakima Sun Kings

## Classifiche

### American Conference

| Squadra | V | P | QW | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Fort Wayne Fury | 31 | 25 | 117,0 | 210,0 |
| Rockford Lightning | 29 | 27 | 114,0 | 201,0 |
| Connecticut Pride | 26 | 30 | 113,0 | 191,0 |
| Grand Rapids Hoops | 21 | 35 | 101,5 | 164,5 |

### National Conference

| Squadra | V | P | QW | PTS |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Quad City Thunder | 38 | 18 | 130,0 | 244,0 |
| Sioux Falls Skyforce | 26 | 30 | 110,0 | 188,0 |
| Yakima Sun Kings | 26 | 30 | 110,0 | 188,0 |
| Idaho Stampede | 25 | 31 | 110,0 | 185,0 |
| La Crosse Bobcats | 25 | 31 | 98,0 | 173,0 |

## Play-off

### Tabellone

| Primo turno | Primo turno | Primo turno | Semifinali | Semifinali | Semifinali | Finale CBA | Finale CBA | Finale CBA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Quad City | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | La Crosse | 0 | 1 | Quad City | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Connecticut | 0 | 4 | Rockford | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Rockford | 3 | | | | Quad City | Quad City | 4 |
| 3 | Sioux Falls | 3 | | | | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls | 3 |
| 6 | Yakima | 2 | 3 | Sioux Falls | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Idaho | 2 | 2 | Fort Wayne | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Fort Wayne | 3 | | | | | | |

## Vincitore

* Campione CBA 1998
* Quad City Thunder (2º titolo)

## Statistiche

| Categoria | Giocatore | Squadra | Stat |
| - | - | - | - |
| Punti per gara | Jason Sasser | Sioux Falls Skyforce | 22,7 |
| Rimbalzi per gara | Devin Davis | Idaho Stampede | 9,8 |
| Assist per gara | Gerald Madkins | Rockford Lightning | 8,9 |
| Palle rubate per gara | Melvin Newbern | Sioux Falls Skyforce | 2,5 |
| Stoppate per gara | Jimmy Carruth | Fort Wayne Fury | 3,4 |
| FG% | Thomas Hamilton | Fort Wayne Fury | 60,8 |
| FT% | Charles Smith | La Crosse Bobcats | 92,5 |
| 3FG% | Greg Sutton | Idaho Stampede | 47,8 |

## Premi CBA

* CBA Most Valuable Player: Jimmy King, Quad City Thunder
* CBA Coach of the Year: Dan Panaggio, Quad City Thunder
* CBA Defensive Player of the Year: Michael McDonald, Grand Rapids Hoops
* CBA Newcomer of the Year: Jeff McInnis, Quad City Thunder
* CBA Rookie of the Year: Alvin Sims, Quad City Thunder
* CBA Executive of the Year: Tommy Smith, Sioux Falls Skyforce
* CBA Playoff MVP: Byron Houston, Quad City Thunder
* All-CBA First Team
   * Damon Bailey, Fort Wayne Fury
   * Jimmy King, Quad City Thunder
   * David Booth, La Crosse Bobcats
   * Gerald Madkins, Rockford Lightning
   * Adrian Griffin, Connecticut Pride
* All-CBA Second Team
   * Doug Smith, Quad City Thunder
   * Jeff McInnis, Quad City Thunder
   * Moochie Norris, Fort Wayne Fury
   * Antonio Lang, Grand Rapids Hoops
   * Kendrick Warren, Yakima Sun Kings
* CBA All-Defensive First Team
   * Michael McDonald, Grand Rapids Hoops
   * Jimmy King, Quad City Thunder
   * Adrian Griffin, Connecticut Pride
   * Jeff McInnis, Quad City Thunder
   * Kendrick Warren, Yakima Sun Kings
* CBA All-Rookie First Team
   * Alvin Sims, Quad City Thunder
   * Victor Page, Sioux Falls Skyforce
   * Nate Huffman, Idaho Stampede
   * Mikki Moore, Fort Wayne Fury
   * Jeff Capel, Grand Rapids Hoops
